Fall Road Racing Resumes With Stoby, Mays Winning

Ahead of the 21st College Classic Series opener
on Sept 17, fall road racing on Tortola resumed with Saturday's Ceres Juices
10K Series in Carrot Bay, where Reuben Stoby and Maria Mays were the respective
male and female winners.

Stoby covered the rain affected course from Carrot Bay to
Smugglers Cove and return in 42 minutes and 26 seconds, after overhauling Guy
Williamson who finished in 42.29.

"I didn't let up on my training during the summer, I
continued to do a lot of long runs in the morning so I was feeling very good,
but once I notice the wet conditions, I didn't really worry about a fast time
and just tried to take the win," Stoby explained. "Guy was leading throughout
the race. I tried to make some surges but he wouldn't let me pass. I let him
continue and was able to pass him on Long Bay Hill. I wanted to finish a little
faster-I didn't-so I was trying to finish in good form."

Williamson went out quicker than he usually does and said it
was because he took a break from running over the summer.

"But, I really enjoyed the course," he said. "Its the first
race I did when I arrived three years ago and I remember Reuben kindly letting
me win that one," he recalled. "It's a beautiful course and we had nice
conditions for a nice cool race compared to the weather during the rest of the
week and it was good to give Reuben a bit of a challenge at the end."

Women's Division winner Maria Mays didn't have a particular
goal in mind for her race. "I nearly stayed in bed because of the weather so I
just came out and thought it would be nice to run," she said. "We just set off
and Kat (Katrina Crumpler) and Melissa (Brunner) were with me, which is always
nice to have company then the competitive streak kicked in and I thought I
could go so I did."

The course which included two major climbs in and out of
Long Bay was hard though, Mays said. "Zebalon (McLean) and Kat were right
behind me and I thought they were going to catch me," she reflected. "I didn't
ease off until the last corner and I knew they weren't immediately behind me,
but, it was a lovely race."